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“We have a prime minister, I'm the foreign minister, I'm trying to get on with the job of doing Australia's foreign policy.” quote by Kevin Rudd — Download Open image

“We have a prime minister, I'm the foreign minister, I'm trying to get on with the job of doing Australia's foreign policy.”

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